MEDIA BIZ April #239

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Osram is lighting up the 2019
Eurovision Song Contest
For the fifth time in a row, the Munichbased
high-tech company will light up the
Eurovision Song Contest (ESC). A substantial
proportion of all the moving heads in
the International Congress Center will be
provided by Osram’s entertainment brand
Claypaky.
The world‘s largest TV entertainment event
will take place from May 12 to 18 at the
International Congress Center in Tel Aviv.
Under the slogan “Dare to dream!”, 42
artists will fight to bring the victory home
ESC Stage 2019
to their country. Bar Refaeli, Erez Tal, Assi Azar
and Lucy Ayoub will be hosting the live shows.
Both at the two semifinals on May 14 and 16 and at the final on May
18, Osram will create a unique atmosphere for high emotions with its
lighting solutions from Claypaky. The lighting expert‘s motto for this
year is tailored to the venue: “Feel the Vibe” reflects the city’s vitality
and energy.
Lighting designer Dakar Azulay will be part of the ESC for the first
time together with his lighting designer colleague Ronen Najar. First
introduced in 2019, the Sharpy Plus featuring an integrated Osram
discharge lamp is one of the highlights on the main stage. The 100%
hybrid light with a powerful Osram Sirius HRI 330W X8 lamp
combines
spot and beam modes, offering homogeneous
In both
© Osram
Sharpy Plus
projection and impressive beams.
modes, the entire zoom range
from 3° to 36° can be used to put
the artists in the right light. Axcor
600 spotlights with integrated
SSL technology will also be used.
The 500 W pure white LED light
engine of these versatile fixtures
delivers up to 28,000 lumens at a
color temperature of up to 6,500
K depending on the version. The
Unico from the Scenius family will
also provide great effects again.
The Sharpy Wash will be used off
stage, completing the Claypaky
lighting concept. In addition
luminaires from other brands
featuring Osram lamp technology
such as Robe’s BMFL will
be integrated into the system.
The sights of the city of Tel Aviv
will also be shining in bright
colors. Osram spotlights will illuminate
almost the entire district of
Old Jaffa. Sights such as the clock
tower and Saint Peter’s Church dating
back to the Ottoman Empire will
be lit up in different colors.
The same applies to the
International Congress
Center. Which colors the
buildings are illuminated
in will be determined by
viewers using the official
Eurovision Song Contest
app. Via the Osram light
voting section they can
PAENDA
will represent
Austria
© Wohnzimmer
© KAN
vote for each artist during the two semifinals and the final. The scale
goes from one to twelve. The average value of all the votes produces
the final score and therefore the color in which the landmarks will be
illuminated. The results will be immediately visible in the city and via
webcams in the app throughout the world.
ESC 2019:
First Semi-Final: 14 May, 21:00
Second Semi-Final: 16 May, 21:00
Grand Final: 18 May, 21:00
www.osram.com, https://eurovision.tv
Ross Video equips two new studios and galleries in Salzburg
In advance of the company’s participation in NAB, Ross announced a new
deal with Servus TV, the TV station that is completely owned by Red Bull
Media House GmbH. As part of the partnership, Ross will work with Red Bull
Media House and Servus TV to equip two new studios and galleries in Salzburg
with the latest Ross solutions including Carbonite production switchers,
XPression graphics and maps, XPression Tessera rendering solution, Furio
camera motion systems, Inception News – the newsroom computer system –
Tria News server, Streamline media asset management system and OverDrive
– the production automation solution.
Fabian Dorschel, Global Head of Media Technology & IT at Red Bull Media
House, is also pleased to be working with Ross. “Ross Video offers everything
we need to improve our studio production workflows at Servus TV and for
Red Bull Media House; we’re looking forward to moving into our new premises
and going on-air with a brand new look and feel and a technical setup that’s
more versatile while being more efficient and more cost-effective.”
www.rossvideo.com
www.redbullmediahouse.com
© Servus TV
Red Bull Racing‘s Team Principal Christian Horner being interviewed
on the Servus TV show ‚Lifestyle‘.
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